• RCMaehl [Any]@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The device they have come up with is the size of a thumbnail, one-fifth the width of a human hair, and capable of generating roughly one microwatt – enough to light a single pixel on a large LED screen.

    So probably only going to be usable for low power devices for a while

    • Pyro@pawb.social
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      1 year ago

      Depends on if it can scale and how far apart each has to be from another. A single windmill is not as impressive but you get a field of them you generate much more, hopefully it can get closer to a solar panel and be spread along a large are.

      Imagine dead space being utalized as a supliment.

    • TehWorld@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The size almost seems like a feature. If it’s durable at all, you make a scale-maile coat that dehumidifies the sweat off of you and provides power for some sensors or something? The article mentions a washing machine size box that would power your whole house (but I’ll bet getting humidity to the middle would be a challenge for that form factor.

      • spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 year ago

        Imagine these being built into existing air conditioning units. In the right area they could reasonably power themselves.